1. AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES ACTIVITIES IN MYANMAR
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2. Ministry of Cooperatives
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3. Agricultural Information
Total Land Area – km2
Cultivated Area – million ha
Average farm Management Area – million ha
Rural Population – million
Total Population – million
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4. At the new government age of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, it has laid down (8) development tasks to alleviate the poverty. Cooperative development task is one of them. Therefore, the Ministry of Co-operatives has laid down two objectives and five main tasks Two Objectives to implement the cooperative developing tasks.
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5. The Eight Tasks for the Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation
Development of Agricultural productivity
Development of Livestock breeding and fisheries and socioeconomic life
Development of rural small-scale productivity
Development of micro saving and credit associations
Development of cooperative tasks
Development of rural energy
Environmental conservation
Collection and analysis of rural development
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6. Structure of Ministry of Cooperatives
Cooperative Department
Small Scale Industry Department
Cooperative Trade
Promotion
Department
Central Cooperative Society (1)
Region/State Union of Cooperative Syndicates (20)
Township Cooperative Syndicate (459)
Primary Cooperative Society ( )
Region and State Cooperative Department
(14)
Township Cooperative Department
(306)
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7. Two Objectives
To improve the socio-economic life of rural and urban people at grass-roots level.
To support with fully strength by cooperative business for the development of the nation’s economy.
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8. The Main Business Conducting by Ministry of Cooperatives
The Ministry of Cooperatives is mainly conducting the following business to support the peoples’ agriculture and livestock breeding-
Microfinance
To upgrade the cooperative societies
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9. The Current Situation of Cooperative Societies as of (31-5-2014)
Type of Society
Total Societies ( )
Remark 1
Central Cooperative Society 2
Production
20745
Agricultural Cooperative Society
18170
Livestock Cooperative Society
2100 3
Forestry Cooperative Society 15 4
Industrial Cooperative Society
460
Services
4016
Transportation Cooperative Society
107
Microfinance Cooperative Society
3694
Social Cooperative Society 35
Construction Cooperative Society 50 5
Other Services Cooperative Society
130
Trade
2792
GEC Cooperative Society
443
Store Cooperative 42
Trading Cooperative Society
1672
General Economic Business Cooperative Society
635
Region/State Union Cooperative Syndicate 20 6
Township Cooperative Syndicate
280
Total
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10. Agricultural Sector and its Products
Rural dwellers where farming is main stay of occupation.
Total current labour force is estimated to be 18 million, of which 63% are engaged in agriculture sector.
41% of the total GDP and 11% of foreign exchange earnings.
Rice, Pulses, Beans and Peas, Oilseeds, Fruits and Vegetables, Sugarcane, Soft Wood, Hard Wood, Fish and Fish Products are produced in Myanmar
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11. Plan of Microfinance
Ministry of Cooperatives aims on Microfinance business to cover all over the country by 2015 for effective performance of socio-economic development and poverty alleviation. And MOC is planning to examine and increase the amount of loan up to (5) lakh Kyat per household.
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12. Current Condition of Supporting the new Cooperative Societies and Members
The ministry has been operating such business for the members who live in rural and urban areas to smooth and secure for their lives and to stand on their own within the next four or five years and to be self -reliance, self-sufficiency and then to be sustainable development of cooperative societies.
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13. The Current Situation of Microfinance, Hire Purchase and Upgrading of Cooperative Societies
Microfinance Loans kyat Million
Region/ State / Nay Pyi Taw council - 15
Township - 306
Cooperative Societies
Beneficiary cooperative members’ families
The machinery sold by hire purchase system
Buyers (Cooperative members)
Supporting Loans for upgrading of cooperative
society(Mechanized farming, livestock breeding,
Electricity)
The repayment rate - 97%
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14. Conclusion
The ministry has been endeavoring to succeed two objects and five main tasks and to form the solid cooperative societies in every village, quarters, townships, states, and regions by cooperating and coordinating among the responsible staffs from different levels of cooperative departments and board of directors from different levels of cooperative societies.
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15. Thank You
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